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Noise cancelling headphones with Jim Gavin’s mantra on repeat
Anyone from a county with realistic ambitions of doing well in top level Gaelic football who claims to have enjoyed Dublin’s utter dominance during their six in a row spell is either not being true to themselves or delusional. By the way, that observation is not in any way meant a a slight on the…
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Selections for Fairyhouse – Oct. 5th 2026
1.55: MY LUCKY MAKER (ALEX HARVEY/JOHN MCCONNELL) 2.30: STATE PENSION (CIAN QUIRKE/HARRY KELLY) 3.05: WHISPERING WILLOW (KEITH DONOGHUE/GAVIN CROMWELL) 3.40: LE MULETA (ROSS SUGRUE (4*)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 4.15: WELL BUD – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/EOIN MCCARTHY) 4.50: FULL NOISE – EW – (PHILIP DONOVAN/GARY MCGILL) 5.25: VISION DE MAIN – EW – (DONAGH MEYLER/EMMET MULLINS)
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Selections for Killarney – Oct. 5th 2026
1.00: DARIVAN (BEN COEN/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 1.35: GLIONDAR (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) 2.10: STRIKEOUT – EW – (RORY CLEARY/JOHNNY FEANE) 2.45: RAMPAGE – EW – (JAMES RYAN/TOM MCCOURT) 3.20: MANTON BAY – EW – (BILLY LEE/DAVID MARNANE) 3.55: TOGETHER NOW (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 4.30: WIE WUNDERBAR (KEITHEN KENNEDY/JESSIE HARRINGTON) 5.05: BLUE NASTURTIUM (BILLY LEE/KEN CONDON)
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Personnel might change but template stays the same
NAVAN O’MAHONYS…3-17 ST PATRICK’S…2-11 The following is meant in the most complimentary terms possible. In a sporting sense, Navan O’Mahonys were the bane of Myles Fahey’s existence. Our late, great and loved clubman here in Dunboyne from Claremorris, managed teams at every age group from U-12 to Minor inclusive which lost county finals to the…
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Selections for Killarney – Oct. 4th 2026
1.35: MASTERTOWN MISS – EW – (CIAN QUIRKE/HARRY KELLY) 2.10: COLIN’S FRIEND (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.45: FIREBRAND (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/JOHN NALLEN) 3.20: JAMES THE BRAVE (MICHAEL KENNEALLY (5)/PADRAIG BUTLER) 3.55: CLAUDE – EW – (PETER SMITHERS (5)/SARAH J. CONNELL) 4.30: TIME IS A THIEF (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 5.05: KILKEE BAY – EW –…
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Selections for Curragh – Oct. 4th 2026
1.20: PIRATE ANN BONNIE (BILLY LEE/PADDY TWOMEY) 1.55: HMAS PERTH (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 2.30: BIG GOSSEY – EW – (ROBERT WHEARTY/CHARLES O’BRIEN) 3.05: TRUTH BE TOLD – EW – (BILLY LEE/MICHAEL GRASSICK) 3.40: DANCING SAXON (JOEY SHERIDAN/JOSEPH O’BRIEN) Kevin Blake could be in the Winner’s Enclosure again 4.15: SMOKE THEM OUT – EW – (TERRY…
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Kelly on song as old hands just fall short for Gaels
NA FIANNA…2-10 SIMONSTOWN GAELS…0-13 It’s genuinely hard to know where to begin a summary of this enthralling Meath SFC Relegation Final on one of the outfields at Dunganny on Friday evening. With the hallowed turf of Devenish Park, Pitch 6 being reserved for the glut of Championship semi finals to come over the next 48…
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Selections for Gowran Park – Oct. 3rd 2026
1.20: GAUCHER (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 1.55: WITCHES FAMILIAR (PAUL TOWNEND/WILLIE MULLINS) 2.30: FAD EADRAINN – EW – (SIMON TORRENS/PAT FOLEY) 3.05: FLEUR IN THE PARK (CIAN QUIRKE/ANDY SLATTERY) 3.40: VICAR STREET (HARRY COBDEN/WILLIE MULLINS) 4.15: QUANTUM QUEST (JJ SLEVIN/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 4.50: ARCADIAN EMPORER (HARRY COBDEN/WILLIE MULLINS) 5.25: LUIMNEACH – EW – (CHARLIE O’DWYER/CONOR O’DWYER)
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Selections for Dundalk – Oct. 2nd 2026
5.00: BYE BYE NOW – EW – (JACK KEARNEY (3)/JOHN MCCONNELL) 5.30: ECLAIRAGE – EW – (TERRY CASEY (7)/DANNY MURPHY) 6.00: SHIMMERING SUN (BEN COEN/HARRY EUSTACE, IN GB) 6.30: GOLDEN RING (WAYNE LORDAN/AIDAN O’BRIEN) 7.00: LITTLE PACER (JESSICA MAY (7)/JOHNNY MURTAGH) 7.30: SALT LAKE (DONOGH O’CONNOR/ROBSON DE AGUIAR) 8.00: CHOSEN ONE – EW – (SADHBH…
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Selections for Gowran Park – Oct. 2nd 2026
1.21: IVATT – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 1.58: THE CAPTAIN’S WORD (DARRAGH O’KEEFFE/HENRY DE BROMHEAD) 2.31: GINO BELLO (ALAN O’SULLIVAN (5)/PAT FOLEY) 3.08: EURO AGENT – EW – (JACK KENNEDY/GORDON ELLIOTT) 3.41: LARKIN’S LANE – EW – (ROSS SUGRUE (7)/PHILIP ROTHWELL) 4.16: HIDALGO DES MOTTES – EW – (MICHAEL KENNELLY (5)/EOIN GRIFFIN) 4.50: COME…
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